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Jami-Lee Ross: The Comeback Kid Deserves a Shot at Redemption
Look, nobody’s saying you have to forget the past. But holding it over someone’s head forever is a cheap shot. We’ve all got skeletons in our closets: what matters is what we do next.
Repealing the Offshore Oil Ban: A Bold Move to Undo Labour’s Economic Sabotage
We know what’s at stake: a thriving economy or a return to Labour’s dark ages. The coalition’s got it right – now they just need to see it through.
This Faith in Biotechnology and AI
The risks to the whole structure of Western civilisation should be obvious, but somehow we are sleepwalking to disaster. We need to wake up.
Nicola Willis’ Cost-of-Living Sermon Falls Flat: More Spin Than Substance
Hipkins might be a hypocrite but he’s not wrong about one thing: things are getting worse for most New Zealanders. The coalition can’t keep blaming Labour forever – eventually they’ll have to own this.
Electoral Law Shake-Up: A Victory for Common Sense or a Storm in a Teacup?
If you want to vote, get off your backside and enrol. It’s not rocket science and it’s not oppression. It’s just adulthood.
Nanny State Madness: Are Kids Collecting Eggs a Threat to National Safety?
WorkSafe, do us all a favour: back off. And to the politicians enabling this drivel, grow a spine. Life’s risky – deal with it.
This Great Superiority Is a Delusion
The evidence indicates those who are genuinely smarter than average often harbour doubts about themselves and are very cautious about giving advice to others, let alone seeking to impose their views. By far the most dangerous people are those who are below average but do not recognise it.
Decisions on Trans in Sport Will Be Decided by Money
But the number of actual participants is likely minuscule.
Why Do We Hate Voting So Much?
Voting rights took centuries of struggle to win, so why don’t more people value it?